Shāhnāmah.
- Holding institution:
- Free Library of Philadelphia, Special Collections
- Data provider:
- University of Pennsylvania Libraries
- Title:
- Shāhnāmah.
شاهنامه - Creator:
- Firdawsī
Free Library of Philadelphia. Rare Book Department. John Frederick Lewis Collection of Oriental Manuscripts - Date:
- A.H. 996 (1588)
- Description:
- Complete, illustrated copy of the Shāhnāmah on inset leaves with 31 miniatures in bright colors and gold.
- Language:
- Persian
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Persian
Manuscripts, Oriental
Manuscripts, 17th century
Manuscripts, 18th century
Codices (bound manuscripts)
Epic poems
Illuminations (painting)
Manuscripts (documents)
Miniatures (paintings)
Full covers
Bookplates (Provenance)
Epic poetry, Persian--Early works to 1800
Persian poetry--747-1500
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian--Specimens - Geographic region:
- Iran?
- Provenance:
- Sold at Anderson Auction Galleries, 23 March, 1926, lot 568 (catalog entries and note in pencil, f. 514v).Formerly owned by Oliver Henry Perkins (bookplate, f. 1r).Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
- Extent:
- 25 lines in four columns; border-ruled and columns ruled.
- Publisher:
- Free Library of Philadelphia
- Rights:
- These images and the content of Rare Book Department Lewis O 52: Shāhnāmah. are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.
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- Lewis O 52
- Is part of:
- OPenn: Manuscripts of the Muslim World